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Post by scooter23 on Nov 29, 2018 18:35:50 GMT -5
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Post by IndianSaint on Nov 29, 2018 18:59:20 GMT -5
Wow, looks like the MAAC’s scheduling change a couple years ago has materially backfired; at least for this year. Not only is the MAAC down but each team had to schedule at least two other games (with the intent) against better opponents to have a chance to “raise” the MAAC’s RPI for post season play. I was in favor of this so we could have a chance at two better opponent games. That’s ok, this is the first year of the new “5 year plan”. Year 1: get Siena fans excited again coupled with a decent run in the MAAC Tournament. Year 2: reach the MAAC Championship game and possibly win it (otherwise reach a different post season tournament). Year 3: Win MAAC Tournament and possible 1st round victory. Year 4: Win MAAC regular season; possible win MAAC Tournament and NCAA game or go deep in NIT Intermission. End of year 4 before start of year 5: try and hold onto coach Christian. Year 5: Coach Christian stays, Siena wins MAAC regular season & Tournament and becomes the MAAC’s first Men’s BBall Team to reach NCAA Sweet Sixteen!!! The rest of this story has yet been written (or should I say yet to be dreamed by me).  |
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Post by OneIndian on Nov 29, 2018 19:47:16 GMT -5
Wow, looks like the MAAC’s scheduling change a couple years ago has materially backfired; at least for this year. Not only is the MAAC down but each team had to schedule at least two other games (with the intent) against better opponents to have a chance to “raise” the MAAC’s RPI for post season play. I was in favor of this so we could have a chance at two better opponent games. That’s ok, this is the first year of the new “5 year plan”. Year 1: get Siena fans excited again coupled with a decent run in the MAAC Tournament. Year 2: reach the MAAC Championship game and possibly win it (otherwise reach a different post season tournament). Year 3: Win MAAC Tournament and possible 1st round victory. Year 4: Win MAAC regular season; possible win MAAC Tournament and NCAA game or go deep in NIT Intermission. End of year 4 before start of year 5: try and hold onto coach Christian. Year 5: Coach Christian stays, Siena wins MAAC regular season & Tournament and becomes the MAAC’s first Men’s BBall Team to reach NCAA Sweet Sixteen!!! The rest of this story has yet been written (or should I say yet to be dreamed by me). Hate to tell ya’ but according to real time RPI the conference strength of schedule rank is 32. |
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Post by gorvy on Nov 29, 2018 20:16:10 GMT -5
Good thing the rpi isn’t used anymore lol. |
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Post by IndianSaint on Nov 29, 2018 20:57:12 GMT -5
Wow, looks like the MAAC’s scheduling change a couple years ago has materially backfired; at least for this year. Not only is the MAAC down but each team had to schedule at least two other games (with the intent) against better opponents to have a chance to “raise” the MAAC’s RPI for post season play. I was in favor of this so we could have a chance at two better opponent games. That’s ok, this is the first year of the new “5 year plan”. Year 1: get Siena fans excited again coupled with a decent run in the MAAC Tournament. Year 2: reach the MAAC Championship game and possibly win it (otherwise reach a different post season tournament). Year 3: Win MAAC Tournament and possible 1st round victory. Year 4: Win MAAC regular season; possible win MAAC Tournament and NCAA game or go deep in NIT Intermission. End of year 4 before start of year 5: try and hold onto coach Christian. Year 5: Coach Christian stays, Siena wins MAAC regular season & Tournament and becomes the MAAC’s first Men’s BBall Team to reach NCAA Sweet Sixteen!!! The rest of this story has yet been written (or should I say yet to be dreamed by me). Hate to tell ya’ but according to real time RPI the conference strength of schedule rank is 32. I know, that’s why I stated that the MAAC scheduling change backfired. IMO |
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Post by OneIndian on Nov 29, 2018 21:20:44 GMT -5
Hate to tell ya’ but according to real time RPI the conference strength of schedule rank is 32. I know, that’s why I stated that the MAAC scheduling change backfired. IMO No the MAACs SOS is 32. They’re ranked 32 with the 32nd weakest schedule. How did it backfire? |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2018 21:42:59 GMT -5
Scoot, nice work pointing this out. Siena could contend for a top 5 spot. |
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Post by IndianSaint on Nov 29, 2018 22:03:16 GMT -5
I know, that’s why I stated that the MAAC scheduling change backfired. IMO No the MAACs SOS is 32. They’re ranked 32 with the 32nd weakest schedule. How did it backfire? It was my understanding that the MAAC went to this new scheduling in order to play at least two more games against better conferences in order to move the MAAC conference up the rpi so when the MAAC Tournament champion went to NCAA wed have a better seed. So, since the MAAC is now ranked lower than we were when this experiment started; I’d say it backfired. I originally was in favor of it because I thought it could eventually maybe get us to send two teams to NCAAs. Now, ranked last, it’s going to take Siena to the rescue the next 4-5 years to get the MAAC back to being relevant again (like during the Fran years). |
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Post by Papi on Nov 29, 2018 23:17:39 GMT -5
Low major. Welcome to the First Four if you win the tournament if your not Rider or Iona.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2018 4:46:13 GMT -5
Low major. Welcome to the First Four if you win the tournament if your not Rider or Iona. As usual, you sound overjoyed... |
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Post by Tony on Nov 30, 2018 5:01:27 GMT -5
A few things we are still in November, so the rankings don’t mean much yet. Does anyone think Belmont will finish 10th, Buffalo 14th, Radford 26th..etc etc. No doubt the MAAC is down this year, and it happens these things are cyclical. Since the MAAC stinks this year it might actually help Siena.
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Post by Quackman on Nov 30, 2018 6:34:47 GMT -5
Good thing the rpi isn’t used anymore lol. If you ain’t first you’re last. |
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Post by mike60 on Nov 30, 2018 9:10:33 GMT -5
Who is the only team in the maac who will be getting a quality player in mid season according to what we know now? My belief is that if we had Burns now, we would be on the positive side of 500. From everything I've heard, Burns will make a very positive impact on this team this year. I think Seymour(sp?) will benefit a great deal because some of the pressure will come off him. Burns didn't become a captain of the second most important team at ND, unless he was a very positive influence. I believe come tournament time no maac team will be looking to play Siena.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2018 9:51:17 GMT -5
Who is the only team in the maac who will be getting a quality player in mid season according to what we know now? My belief is that if we had Burns now, we would be on the positive side of 500. From everything I've heard, Burns will make a very positive impact on this team this year. I think Seymour(sp?) will benefit a great deal because some of the pressure will come off him. Burns didn't become a captain of the second most important team at ND, unless he was a very positive influence. I believe come tournament time no maac team will be looking to play Siena. Good post! I'm thinking that several MAAC teams will come to the "not looking to play Siena" conclusion well before the tourney - we are now a team where it's NOT all about the MAAC (tourney) YET! |
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Post by orange77 on Nov 30, 2018 10:19:12 GMT -5
Low major. Welcome to the First Four if you win the tournament if your not Rider or Iona. I would be very happy if we win the MAAC tourney next March and get any game in the NCAAs, including First Four. |
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